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THE COMPOSITION HAVING THE RECURRING UNIT   WHEREIN THE X,Y AND O LINKAGES TO THE PHENYLENE RADICALS ARE IN THE META OR PARA POSITIONS ON THE PHENYLENE RADICALS; N IS AT LEAST 25; M AND J ARE 1 OR 0; X AND Y ARE -0-, -S-, -CO-, -SO2-, -CRR&#39;&#39;IN WHICH R IS HYDROGEN, NON-IONIC ALIPHATIC, CYCLOALIPHATIC, OR AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RADICALS OR ALIPHATIC, CYCLOALIPHATIC OR AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RADICALS SUBSTITUTED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: -CO2ZG, -NWW&#39;&#39;W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;AG, -SO3ZG, AND -PWW&#39;&#39;W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;AG, AND IN WHICH R&#39;&#39; IS R OR -CO2ZG, -NWW&#39;&#39;W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;AG, -SO3ZG, OR -PWW&#39;&#39;W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;AG, OR -POAR- IN WHICH AR IS EITHER A NON-IONIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RADICAL OR IS AN AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RADICAL SUBSTITUTED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF   -CO2ZG, -NWW&#39;&#39;W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;AG -SO3ZG, AND -PWW&#39;&#39;W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;AG   W, W&#39;&#39;, W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;, AND W&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39; ARE HYDROGEN, NON-IONIC ALIPHATIC, CYCLOALIPHATIC OR AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RADICALS; Z IS A CATION; A IS AN ANION; Q MAY DIFFER WITHIN AND AMONG THE PHENYLENE RADICALS AND IS R&#39;&#39; OR A HALOGEN; AND G IS 1/2 OR 1.

DEFENSIVE PUBLICATION UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Published at the request of the applicant or owner in accordance with the Notice of Dec. 16, 1969, 869 0.G. 687. The abstracts of Defensive Publication applications are identified by distinctly numbered series and are arranged chronologically. The heading of each abstract indicates the number of pages of specification, including claims and sheets of drawings contained in the application as originally filed. The files of these applications are available to the public for inspection and reproduction may be purchased for 30 cents a sheet.

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PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2, 1971 T883,006 POLYARYLENE ETHER IONOMERS Derek Morris Holt Waring, Wilmington, Del., assignor to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Del., a corporation of Delaware Filed Dec. 15, 1969, Ser. No. 885,302 Int. Cl. C08g 23/00, 23/16 US. Cl. 26049 N0 Drawing. 9 Pages Specification The composition having the recurring unit Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q in wherein the X, Y and O linkages to the phenylene radicals are in the meta or para positions on the phenylene radicals; n is at least 25; m and j are 1 or 0; X and Y are 0 s co so CRR' in which R is hydrogen, non-ionic aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals or aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals substituted with at least one of the following: CO Z NWW'W"W"A SO Z and PWWW"W'A and in which R' is R or CO Z -NWWW"W"'A --SO Z or PWW'WWA or -POArin which Ar is either a non-ionic aromatic hydrocarbon radical or is an aromatic hydrocarbon radical substituted with at least one of co z -NWW'W"W"'A SO Z and PWW'W"W"'A W, W, W", and W are hydrogen, non-ionic aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals; Z is a cation; A is an anion; Q may differ within and among the phenylene radicals and is R or a halogen; and g is /2 or 1. 

